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Well guys, I brought one home from the local shop today. S&W 642. Should work fine. Non lock gun too. Fits well in the pocket. Will be shooting her very soon. Thanks
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Well guys, I brought one home from the local shop today. Should work fine. Non lock gun too. Fits well in the pocket. Will be shooting her very soon. Thanks Is that a scandium model? Great pick regardless. Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Manufacturer states 21.5 oz It think Kevin is confusing the XDs with the standard XD.
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Travis, its aluminum frame with stainless barrel, crane and cylinder. very light, like 15 oz I believe.
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Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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What are its intended use(s)? Pocket gun usually means for concealed carry, self defense. If it's a self-defense weapon, that would preclude a pocket gun. A gun that might be used to save your life ought to be up to the task. Bigger is always better. I'd suspect that a .38 Special would be minimum. Pocket guns can't be used for self defense. I learn something new everyday. Travis Well duh.. everyone knows that! Lol
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dubya,
Just an FYI, they are especially worthless in Chicago due to the common use of jackets in that region.
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I thought you carried a smith 1911? thats gotta weigh as much or more The thread is about POCKET GUNS.
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Good choice,gunchamp. You will be very happy with your great looking Smith. .38 +P is great. I belive you can get the "short barrel" load in .38, cuts down on muzzle flash in tiny guns. made by Speer I belive. Got some coming from Natchez in .45 for my XDs.
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I got a few boxes of the short barrel gold dot. I just ordered a couple boxes of the BB heavy 158 lswchp. They should bite a bit.
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"There's more to optics than meets the eye."--anon
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dubya,
Just an FYI, they are especially worthless in Chicago due to the common use of jackets in that region.
Travis Guess im SOL here in MN too.... Maybe a 6" S&W 629 is what i need to start packing!
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Besides my S&W 360 PD (scandium alloy j-frame 357) which is a good front pocket gun, i like to carry a Glock 36 in my cargo pocket while im wearing shorts. It's borderline almost too heavy but it's do-able. My buddy recently bought an XDs and although its a little smaller and lighter i would way rather have my G36 and after shooting them both side by side, he is planning on selling it already and getting a G36. Small is good for carry but the XDs is too small to be comfortable for me.
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I thought you carried a smith 1911? thats gotta weigh as much or more The thread is about POCKET GUNS. I know that, but I sir do consider the XDs a pocket gun Im no little fella though
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I thought you carried a smith 1911? thats gotta weigh as much or more The thread is about POCKET GUNS. I know that, but I sir do consider the XDs a pocket gun Im no little fella though Yeah, but I doubt Kevin considers his 1911s to be pocket guns. I think that's what he's referring to.
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I thought you carried a smith 1911? thats gotta weigh as much or more The thread is about POCKET GUNS. I know that, but I sir do consider the XDs a pocket gun Im no little fella though Yeah, but I doubt Kevin considers his 1911s to be pocket guns. I think that's what he's referring to. I know that lol....he said the XDs would pull his pants down and thats why I mentioned his 1911....but I guess a good holster setup isint the same "feel" as pocket carry
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Buy pants with bigger pockets & that way bigger guns become an option.
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Buy pants with bigger pockets & that way bigger guns become an option. And stay out of Chicago. Travis
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I was going to say that some of you guys have really big pockets.
That's a good picture in the other thread on pocket pistols comparing the size of XDs and the CW9. Technically my CW9 will fit into my jeans front pocket completely and when I'm standing it doesn't show hardly at all. But as soon as I sit down and stretch the pants leg a bit the outline is very obviously a gun. Same with the CM9 which has a smaller butt. Standing up you can�t see it in a pocket at all but even it will print when you sit down. FWIW I�m 5� 9� and wear a 35 or 34 inch waist.
I can see how a person could hide a bigger gun in a front pocket but you�d need not only bigger pockets but much, much looser pants all around to not print anything bigger than an LCP or Kel-Tec P3AT type of gun when you�re sitting.
A pocket holster is a good idea for several reasons but it really does hide the outline of the slide and butt. But even one of those still leaves you with a big square bulge in your pocket when you sit down.
That�s why I started a thread asking for folks to post pics of how they carry but it didn't go anywhere. Everyone says how they carry their pre-64 Model 70 Alaskan in a bathing suit and nobody sees it but I sure can�t. Seriously though, I really would like to know how folks manage to carry these larger handguns totally hidden from view under all circumstances - where do you carry and what wardrobe choices do you need to do this?
I've been trying various ways to hide a CW9 completely, all the time, sitting or bending over, and the only thing I can come up with is IWB with a shirt untucked or wearing a jacket or outer garment of some kind. That's fine and dandy but you have to then wear your jacket sitting at a restuarant table, in a theater, wherever - you can't take it off without exposing your butt (pun intended).
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Well guys, I brought one home from the local shop today. S&W 642. Should work fine. Non lock gun too. Fits well in the pocket. Will be shooting her very soon. Thanks Put some smooth wood grips on her and she will slide in and out just like a hot knife through butter.
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